{"id":50522,"date":"2021-02-01T14:53:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/?p=50522"},"modified":"2021-02-01T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:53:21","slug":"mxgp-ben-watson-es-sorpresa-con-la-450","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/mxgp-ben-watson-es-sorpresa-con-la-450\/mxgp\/","title":{"rendered":"MXGP: BEN WATSON ES SORPRESA CON LA 450!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>El novato de Monster Energy Yamaha, Ben Watson, termin\u00f3 la temporada 2020 como uno de los pilotos m\u00e1s brillantes y r\u00e1pidos que emergen de la categor\u00eda MX2 y se vio obligado a ingresar a MXGP debido a su edad de 23 a\u00f1os.\u00a0Inicialmente programado para ser un &#8216;proyecto de desarrollo&#8217; para Yamaha Motor Europe en un equipo semi oficial, Watson fue incluido en el equipo de f\u00e1brica para su per\u00edodo de novato despu\u00e9s de que el fabricante japon\u00e9s reestructurara su presencia en el paddock de MXGPy quedara impresionado por el progreso del brit\u00e1nico en proceso de maduraci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span>Watson, que gan\u00f3 dos GP y termin\u00f3 en el podio en cinco de las \u00faltimas seis carreras de MX2, comenz\u00f3 a probar con la YZ450FM directamente despu\u00e9s de la \u00faltima fecha en Italia en noviembre y desde entonces ha estado acumulando horas en la moto m\u00e1s grande.\u00a0Seg\u00fan los jefes de Yamaha, el alto # 909 ya ha demostrado una velocidad alentadora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEra importante para nosotros mantener a Ben considerando su lealtad y conexi\u00f3n con la marca y, por supuesto, sus actuaciones en MX2\u201d, explic\u00f3 el gerente de carreras Off Road de YME, Alexandre Kowalski.\u00a0\u201cSu problema en MX2 era su altura, y con eso viene el peso;\u00a0A veces hab\u00eda una diferencia de m\u00e1s de diez kilos entre \u00e9l y Jago [<strong>Geerts<\/strong>] y eso es obviamente una desventaja en las 250 para las largadas \u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSer\u00e1 muy interesante en 2021 porque tiene a\u00fan m\u00e1s potencial en la 450, y desde las primeras pruebas y sesiones ha sido realmente impresionante\u201d, agreg\u00f3.\u00a0\u201cInmediatamente fue muy r\u00e1pido y de alguna manera encontr\u00f3 las sensaciones con el chasis m\u00e1s f\u00e1ciles que en la 250. Estamos muy optimistas para este a\u00f1o\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Watson comenzar\u00e1 su cuarto a\u00f1o con Yamaha en 2021. Aunque enfatiza que su \u00fanico objetivo es aprender y mostrar signos de evoluci\u00f3n como piloto y en la categor\u00eda reina, sin duda est\u00e1 encontrando la vida m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil en la moto m\u00e1s grande.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em><strong>&#8220;Por el momento no he estado haciendo nada loco, solo estoy tratando de dar algunas vueltas&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, dijo.\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cEstoy disfrutando mucho aprendiendo la nueva moto.\u00a0Desde que tuve un poco de tiempo libre, mis manos se volvieron un poco blandas y he luchado con las ampollas, pero por lo dem\u00e1s me encanta.\u00a0Desde mi prueba despu\u00e9s del \u00faltimo GP de Italia, no he cambiado nada con la moto, siento que es m\u00e1s importante para m\u00ed acostumbrarme a ella ya las caracter\u00edsticas de la 450 que cambiar un mont\u00f3n de cosas ahora mismo \u201d<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>El mismo enfoque funcion\u00f3 admirablemente para el amigo y compa\u00f1ero de entrenamiento de Watson, Romain Febvre, en el invierno de 2014\/2015.\u00a0El franc\u00e9s fue un debutante inesperado en MXGP para el &#8217;15 despu\u00e9s de que tambi\u00e9n &#8220;envejeciera&#8221; en MX2, pero manej\u00f3 la Yamaha contundentemente para tener una idea b\u00e1sica de las demandas de la moto y la potencia adicional.\u00a0Febvre ganar\u00eda el t\u00edtulo mundial esa temporada, siendo el \u00faltimo de Yamaha en el Campeonato del Mundo de Motocross FIM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nota: Adam Wheeler &#8211; Otor Magazine\/Crossprensa<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Monster Energy Yamaha rookie Ben Watson finished the 2020 season as one of the brightest and fastest riders emerging from the MX2 category and was obliged to enter MXGP due to his age of 23 years. Initially slated to be a \u2018development project\u2019 for Yamaha Motor Europe in a supported team, Watson was\u00a0instead\u00a0slotted into the factory squad for his rookie term after the manufacturer restructured their presence in the Grand Prix paddock and were impressed by the maturing Brit\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>Watson, who won two GPs and finished on the podium in five of the last six MX2 rounds,\u00a0began testing with the YZ450FM directly after the final\u00a0fixture\u00a0in Italy in November and has since been clocking the miles on the bigger machine. According to Yamaha bosses the tall #909 has already demonstrated encouraging speed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was important for us to keep Ben considering the\u00a0[his]\u00a0loyalty and connection to the brand and, of course, his performances in MX2,\u201d explained YME Off-Road Racing Manager\u00a0Alexandre Kowalski. \u201cHis problem in that class was his height,\u00a0and with that comes weight; there was sometimes a difference of more than ten kilos between him and\u00a0Jago\u00a0[Geerts]\u00a0and that\u2019s obviously a handicap on the 250 for the starts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be very interesting\u00a0in 2021\u00a0because he has even more potential on the 450,\u00a0and from the first tests and sessions he has been really impressive,\u201d he added.\u00a0\u201cHe was immediately very fast and somehow found the feeling with the chassis easier than on the 250. We\u2019re very optimistic for this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson will begin his fourth year with Yamaha in 2021. Even though he stresses his sole objective is to learn and show signs of evolution as a rider and in the premier class, he is undoubtedly finding life on the bigger machine\u00a0easier. \u201cAt the moment\u00a0I\u00a0haven\u2019t been doing anything crazy, just trying to get some laps,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0enjoyinglearning the new bike really. Since having\u00a0a bit of\u00a0time off my hands went a bit soft and I\u2019ve struggled with blisters but otherwise\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0loving it. Since my test after the last GP in Italy I haven\u2019t changed anything with the bike, I feel it\u2019s more important for me to get used to\u00a0it and thecharacteristics of the 450 rather than changing loads of stuff right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The same approach worked admirably for Watson\u2019s friend and training partner Romain\u00a0Febvre\u00a0in the winter of 2014\/2015. The Frenchman was a reluctant debutant in MXGP\u00a0for \u201915 after also aging-out of MX2 but rode the Yamaha constantly to get a base feeling for the demands of the motorcycle and the extra power.\u00a0Febvre\u00a0would go on to win the world title that season, still Yamaha\u2019s last in the FIM Motocross World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Words: Adam Wheeler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El novato de Monster Energy Yamaha, Ben Watson, termin\u00f3 la temporada 2020 como uno de&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hot-news","category-mxgp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50524,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50522\/revisions\/50524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossprensa.com.ar\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}